diff --git a/Audio/soundin.cpp b/Audio/soundin.cpp
index ad9e43444..7dc940406 100644
--- a/Audio/soundin.cpp
+++ b/Audio/soundin.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "soundin.h"
 
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <cmath>
 #include <QAudioDeviceInfo>
 #include <QAudioFormat>
 #include <QAudioInput>
@@ -166,15 +168,21 @@ void SoundInput::reset (bool report_dropped_frames)
 {
   if (m_stream)
     {
-      if (cummulative_lost_usec_ >= 0 // don't report first time as we
-                                      // don't yet known latency
-          && report_dropped_frames)
+      auto elapsed_usecs = m_stream->elapsedUSecs ();
+      while (std::abs (elapsed_usecs - m_stream->processedUSecs ())
+             > 24 * 60 * 60 * 500000ll) // half day
         {
-          auto lost_usec = m_stream->elapsedUSecs () - m_stream->processedUSecs () - cummulative_lost_usec_;
+          // QAudioInput::elapsedUSecs() wraps after 24 hours
+          elapsed_usecs += 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000000ll;
+        }
+      // don't report first time as we don't yet known latency
+      if (cummulative_lost_usec_ != std::numeric_limits<qint64>::min () && report_dropped_frames)
+        {
+          auto lost_usec = elapsed_usecs - m_stream->processedUSecs () - cummulative_lost_usec_;
           Q_EMIT dropped_frames (m_stream->format ().framesForDuration (lost_usec), lost_usec);
           //qDebug () << "SoundInput::reset: frames dropped:" << m_stream->format ().framesForDuration (lost_usec) << "sec:" << lost_usec / 1.e6;
         }
-      cummulative_lost_usec_ = m_stream->elapsedUSecs () - m_stream->processedUSecs ();
+      cummulative_lost_usec_ = elapsed_usecs - m_stream->processedUSecs ();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Audio/soundin.h b/Audio/soundin.h
index 7e2c71d39..a126fbbd1 100644
--- a/Audio/soundin.h
+++ b/Audio/soundin.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #ifndef SOUNDIN_H__
 #define SOUNDIN_H__
 
+#include <limits>
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QDateTime>
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ public:
   SoundInput (QObject * parent = nullptr)
     : QObject {parent}
     , m_sink {nullptr}
-    , cummulative_lost_usec_ {0}
+    , cummulative_lost_usec_ {std::numeric_limits<qint64>::min ()}
   {
   }